{"id":1202785,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1202785/?format=json","text_counter":206,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Omogeni","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13219,"legal_name":"Erick Okong'o Mogeni","slug":"erick-okongo-mogeni"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have known the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, as a fairly experienced Senator. However, I am surprised that the Senator does not seem to understand that even a Senate Sitting can sit as a Committee of the Whole House. This is a basic principle that is in our Constitution. There is nothing out of order on Article 153 of the Constitution which I have read to this House. This Article is broad, liberal and gives leeway to this House to summon a Cabinet Secretary (CS) to appear before the House and answer any question which the CS is responsible for. The point I was trying to bring to the Floor of the House is that the Article is adequate; it gives power to this House to summon any CS to appear before the House and respond to any issue."}